it’d cut her somewhere, she just caught it by its blade in midair. Q was left to stand gaping. She caught it in midair! By its blade!
Q realized that this girl couldn’t be a Gaia. She had to be a Zyxian! But what exactly was she?
Suddenly he heard a beeping noise. He looked around.
“Oh man,” Q gulped.
There were a bunch of people in white coats tied together, but that wasn’t the problem. The problem was next to them.
A fairly large black box with a pulsating red light.
“Bomb voyage,” said the intruder and ran towards the window.
Q ran after her. He was able to get a hold on her suit. He pulled hard. The intruder’s mask came off. Unfortunately for him the girl didn’t turn; so all he could see was her coffee brown hair. She was at the window in a flash.
“Bye, Q,” she said and jumped.
Q’s face changed. “How do you know my name?” he called after her as he ran to the window.
He looked outside. He couldn’t see her anywhere on the ground. It was a good thirty feet drop. It would’ve killed anyone who landed flat on it.
The beeping became louder.
“Oh, man! The bomb!” Q remembered. He didn’t have time to worry about the intruder.
He ran to the big black box. He couldn’t make head or tail of the box. He looked at the scientists. All of them were knocked out cold.
“Taylor.” She’d know what to do. He ran to the stairs. He was halfway down when he suddenly flew to the ground.
He actually fell.
He got up rubbing his head.
“Ouch,” he said. He turned over and looked at what had tripped him. The color drained from his face.
It was Taylor!
“Taylor! Taylor!” He lifted her up. It was no use. She was knocked out cold.
Q wondered where Jake was. “He probably ran out of the lab, scared,” he smirked.
He put Taylor on his back and climbed to the top floor. He laid her down next to the scientists. This way, if she came to, she could help him diffuse the bomb, but as of now, the whole thing lay in his hand.
He searched about frantically to find something with which to open the box. He found a metal cylinder lying on the ground. He picked it up and pressed a button on the side. Immediately a stick of glowing light emerged. It was a laser saber!
He carefully opened the lid using the saber, making sure he didn’t disturb the contents inside.
He took off the cover and looked inside. He was looking at a complex system of wires and dials. There was one digital dial that was bigger than the rest. Q guessed it was the timer but hoped it wasn’t because that would mean they had only two minutes left.
Q stared at the timer. 120…..119……118…..
He was running out of time. He tried to look at the wiring and figure something out. Nothing. It was as if a monkey had built the thing. The timer meanwhile kept going. One minute left.
Q stared at a thick red wire. He decided to take a guess. They were going to get blown up anyway so he might as well take a chance. Plus the red wire was usually the one they cut in all those action movies.
He took a pair of pliers in his hand and brought it close to the red wire. His hand trembled with fear. A countdown ran through his head. 3…..2…..1….
“Whatever you do, don’t cut that wire.”
Q’s heart skipped a beat. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He slowly turned his head. It was Taylor.
Q wondered what would’ve happened if Taylor hadn’t woken up.
“It would’ve blasted us to bits,” she said as if reading his thoughts.
“Remove the insulation and connect the red wire to the black one.” Taylor guided Q through the process.
She explained everything slowly and carefully. Making sure Q got every tiny detail.
Q carefully removed the plastic that covered the red and black wires. He picked up an extra length of wire lying on a table and connected the red to the black. The beeping immediately stopped. The timer was dead on seven seconds. That was close!
“We did it!” Q hugged Taylor. She
Q realized that this girl couldn’t be a Gaia. She had to be a Zyxian! But what exactly was she?
Suddenly he heard a beeping noise. He looked around.
“Oh man,” Q gulped.
There were a bunch of people in white coats tied together, but that wasn’t the problem. The problem was next to them.
A fairly large black box with a pulsating red light.
“Bomb voyage,” said the intruder and ran towards the window.
Q ran after her. He was able to get a hold on her suit. He pulled hard. The intruder’s mask came off. Unfortunately for him the girl didn’t turn; so all he could see was her coffee brown hair. She was at the window in a flash.
“Bye, Q,” she said and jumped.
Q’s face changed. “How do you know my name?” he called after her as he ran to the window.
He looked outside. He couldn’t see her anywhere on the ground. It was a good thirty feet drop. It would’ve killed anyone who landed flat on it.
The beeping became louder.
“Oh, man! The bomb!” Q remembered. He didn’t have time to worry about the intruder.
He ran to the big black box. He couldn’t make head or tail of the box. He looked at the scientists. All of them were knocked out cold.
“Taylor.” She’d know what to do. He ran to the stairs. He was halfway down when he suddenly flew to the ground.
He actually fell.
He got up rubbing his head.
“Ouch,” he said. He turned over and looked at what had tripped him. The color drained from his face.
It was Taylor!
“Taylor! Taylor!” He lifted her up. It was no use. She was knocked out cold.
Q wondered where Jake was. “He probably ran out of the lab, scared,” he smirked.
He put Taylor on his back and climbed to the top floor. He laid her down next to the scientists. This way, if she came to, she could help him diffuse the bomb, but as of now, the whole thing lay in his hand.
He searched about frantically to find something with which to open the box. He found a metal cylinder lying on the ground. He picked it up and pressed a button on the side. Immediately a stick of glowing light emerged. It was a laser saber!
He carefully opened the lid using the saber, making sure he didn’t disturb the contents inside.
He took off the cover and looked inside. He was looking at a complex system of wires and dials. There was one digital dial that was bigger than the rest. Q guessed it was the timer but hoped it wasn’t because that would mean they had only two minutes left.
Q stared at the timer. 120…..119……118…..
He was running out of time. He tried to look at the wiring and figure something out. Nothing. It was as if a monkey had built the thing. The timer meanwhile kept going. One minute left.
Q stared at a thick red wire. He decided to take a guess. They were going to get blown up anyway so he might as well take a chance. Plus the red wire was usually the one they cut in all those action movies.
He took a pair of pliers in his hand and brought it close to the red wire. His hand trembled with fear. A countdown ran through his head. 3…..2…..1….
“Whatever you do, don’t cut that wire.”
Q’s heart skipped a beat. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He slowly turned his head. It was Taylor.
Q wondered what would’ve happened if Taylor hadn’t woken up.
“It would’ve blasted us to bits,” she said as if reading his thoughts.
“Remove the insulation and connect the red wire to the black one.” Taylor guided Q through the process.
She explained everything slowly and carefully. Making sure Q got every tiny detail.
Q carefully removed the plastic that covered the red and black wires. He picked up an extra length of wire lying on a table and connected the red to the black. The beeping immediately stopped. The timer was dead on seven seconds. That was close!
“We did it!” Q hugged Taylor. She
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